June started out
with our big, to us anyway, summer family vacation. I had booked this trip back in December using
my AARP membership which lowered our hotel expense quite a bit. I paid for our stay at the time of booking
using my Mastercard and then paid that off when it came due the following
month. All we had to cover this month
was a few tanks of gas, some food and a few meals out which allowed us room in
our budget to visit the aquarium and Ripley's.
We also did quite a few things that cost us nothing at all. It was a wonderful and reasonably low cost vacation. Not to mention, a whole bunch of fun!
I paid all of our
monthly bills ahead of their due dates including the mortgage two weeks ahead of
schedule. I made my regular deposits
into my retirement accounts and put a good size payment toward my debt
elimination goal.
We did a lot of
projects around the home last month. We
expanding the pen area of our chicken coop using materials we already had on
hand. I did purchase some lumber to
build a new compost bin in our backyard.
I have wanted to complete this project for a very long time and I am
super happy to have it done. I was able
to put it together with screws I already had which saved me about $7.
I also worked on my
motorhome, doing a little bit of maintenance that cost me nothing at all. I purchased a new longer sewer hose to
replace the worn and much shorter one that came with it. Laverne had more visitors last month too so
it has really been a lot of fun having her.
I came in under budget on groceries and ended the month with a full fridge, freezers and
pantry. I was able to stock up on toilet
paper on sale at Albertsons for $2.99 for 12 double rolls. To save money I ordered some cleaning
supplies from Amazon using their Prime Pantry.
I was able to stock up on dishwasher detergent and dish soap that should
last me about a year. I also purchased
shampoo and conditioner that was on sale and had a coupon attached. I also put in an order for my
supplements. All arrived via free
shipping. I always appreciate that.
We managed to easily
make it through the month without using the A/C by taking advantage of the
cooler nights and using our box fans to bring in that cooler air. Works pretty good unless the skunks are
out. I received our lowest electric bill
in a year. Whooo hooooo!! That was nice.
In addition to our
vacation we had a lot of company come to visit including one of my daughter's
friends that came for a four day stay.
It was a busy, busy month for us, but also quite enjoyable and very
budget friendly.
Looks like another great thrifty month. I have just now signed up for Amazon pantry with my coffee. So far, so good!
ReplyDeleteI started get my coffee that way too. I really like the pantry. Watch for cleaning supplies and toiletries on sale and they have coupons attached too. :0)
DeleteBusy, fun and budget friendly. Sounds like you hit the trifecta!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great month, but boy did it go by fast!!
DeleteSounds wonderful!! If I were closer I'd love to pop over for coffee with you and your girls and see Laverne! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd we would love to have you! :)
DeleteYOu did really well! I so enjoyed your previous post on your vacation...so much fun!
ReplyDeleteWe had a blast! Can't wait to do it again. Highly recommend it.
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